Petition Letter
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter in order to petition for a reevaluation of my final grade for PHYS 115 from the fall term of 2023, or to request that my final grade be removed from my transcript. I am making this request due to mental health challenges that significantly impacted my performance in the course.
Throughout the fall term and the whole of my first year, I experienced a severe period of mental health difficulties. As an international student new to Canada, I struggled to find adequate support while dealing with intense homesickness and the absence of my family. Additionally, I had arrived two weeks late to university due to delays with my student visa. Despite my efforts to keep up with coursework while I was still at home, it was extremely challenging to adjust and integrate into the university environment after everyone else had already settled in.
I tried my best to continue with my studies, and even decided to drop another course that I was struggling with to focus more on physics, especially since I performed well on the assignments and labs. However, I faced significant difficulties during the examinations, which greatly affected my final grade. For my midterm exam I had become very ill, but I was unaware that I could submit academic considerations or access student wellness resources at that time. As a result, I took the midterm despite having a high fever on the day of the exam.Towards the end of the fall term I tried my best to finish strong, but I didn't perform well on the final exam.
I kindly ask for your understanding and consideration of my circumstances. Please let me know if I need to provide any other information.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Kind regards,
Diya Salian
I am writing this letter in order to petition for a reevaluation of my final grade for PHYS 115 from the fall term of 2023, or to request that my final grade be removed from my transcript. I am making this request due to mental health challenges that significantly impacted my performance in the course.
Throughout the fall term and the whole of my first year, I experienced a severe period of mental health difficulties. As an international student new to Canada, I struggled to find adequate support while dealing with intense homesickness and the absence of my family. Additionally, I had arrived two weeks late to university due to delays with my student visa. Despite my efforts to keep up with coursework while I was still at home, it was extremely challenging to adjust and integrate into the university environment after everyone else had already settled in.
I tried my best to continue with my studies, and even decided to drop another course that I was struggling with to focus more on physics, especially since I performed well on the assignments and labs. However, I faced significant difficulties during the examinations, which greatly affected my final grade. For my midterm exam I had become very ill, but I was unaware that I could submit academic considerations or access student wellness resources at that time. As a result, I took the midterm despite having a high fever on the day of the exam.Towards the end of the fall term I tried my best to finish strong, but I didn't perform well on the final exam.
I kindly ask for your understanding and consideration of my circumstances. Please let me know if I need to provide any other information.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Kind regards,
Diya Salian